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Late Night with Seth Meyers S1E43: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 43TalkComedy

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  • titillate

    Word

    to arouse interest, excitement, or a slight sexual feeling

  • profundity

    Word

    great depth of thought, feeling, or meaning

  • undershirt

    Word

    a shirt worn under another shirt, usually next to the skin

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • chaff

    Word

    the dry outer covering of grain or seeds that is removed during threshing

  • clavicle

    Word

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • yardstick

    Word

    a standard used for judging or comparing something

  • bravado

    Word

    a show of confidence or boldness meant to impress other people

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • segmented

    Word

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

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  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • jugular

    Word

    the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

  • dichotomy

    Word

    a clear division or contrast between two opposite things

  • rationality

    Word

    the quality of thinking in a clear, logical way

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • deflection

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    the act of changing direction away from a straight path, or the amount of that change

  • sizzle

    Word

    to make a hissing sound while frying or cooking

  • birthright

    Word

    a right or privilege that you have because of the family you are born into

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • padlock

    Word

    a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

  • sizzling

    Word

    hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

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  • jerky

    Word

    dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

  • onslaught

    Word

    a strong, often sudden attack or wave of something unpleasant

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • lukewarm

    Word

    slightly warm, especially when something should be hot

  • dictation

    Word

    the act of speaking words for someone else to write down or type

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • dangle

    Word

    to hang down loosely or swing gently

  • counterpoint

    Word

    the use of two or more musical lines together so they sound harmoniously independent

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • diligent

    Word

    careful and hardworking, especially in doing tasks well

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • candid

    Word

    speaking or showing the truth in a direct, honest way

  • loophole

    Word

    a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • kale

    Word

    a leafy green vegetable with curly or flat leaves

  • scrolled

    Word

    moved a page or screen up or down

  • nutritional

    Word

    relating to nutrition or to the substances in food that help the body grow and stay healthy

  • orgasm

    Word

    the moment when sexual pleasure reaches its strongest point

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • elusive

    Word

    difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • gingerbread

    Word

    a sweet cake or cookie flavored with ginger and spices

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • holy hell

    Phrase

    an informal exclamation used to show strong surprise, shock, or annoyance

  • deflect

    Word

    to make something move in a different direction

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • cram

    Word

    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • come at me

    Phrase

    Used to challenge someone to fight or compete

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • mayhem

    Word

    violent or very messy disorder; chaos

  • chute

    Word

    a sloping tube or slide that things move down

  • nipple

    Word

    the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • exit poll

    Phrase

    a poll of voters as they leave a polling place, used to predict the result of an election

  • candidacy

    Word

    the state of being a candidate for a job, office, or award

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • hamper

    Word

    to make it harder for something to happen or progress

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • buzzer

    Word

    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • swear on

    Phrase

    to swear using something as a witness or guarantee, especially to show that you are telling the truth

  • sag

    Word

    to bend, sink, or hang downward under weight or pressure

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • slave owner

    Phrase

    a person who owns slaves

  • enrich

    Word

    to make something better, richer, or more interesting

  • reluctantly

    Word

    in an unwilling or hesitant way

  • torso

    Word

    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • harmonica

    Word

    a small musical instrument you play by blowing or sucking air through holes

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • enormously

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • exquisite

    Word

    very beautiful, delicate, or finely made

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • press secretary

    Phrase

    a person who speaks for a government, organization, or public figure and answers questions from the news media

  • monologue

    Word

    a long speech by one person

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • palette

    Word

    a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • pouch

    Word

    a small soft bag or pocket for carrying things

  • inaccurate

    Word

    not correct or exact

  • imprint

    Word

    to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

  • redundant

    Word

    not needed or useful anymore

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

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